Karen Coates and Jerry Redfern spent more than seven years traveling in Laos, talking to farmers, scrap-metal hunters, people who make and use tools from UXO, people who hunt for death beneath the earth and render it harmless. With their words and photographs, they reveal the beauty of Laos, the strength of Laotians, and the commitment of bomb-disposal teams. People take precedence in this account, which is deeply personal without ever becoming a polemic
Includes bibliographical references (pages [334]-363) and index
All that remains -- Addendum 1. Comments -- When the planes came : remembering war -- Addendum 2. A few common bombs -- Shovels and scrap -- Accidents -- Addendum 3. The survey says -- Clearance -- Jim Harris : an American in Laos -- The Plain of Jars -- The Ho Chi Minh Trail today -- Life on the farm -- Prospects